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Constantin Freiher von Neurath Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Constantin Freiher von Neurath, based on 22 World History Database records associated with Germany.

22 records1903–195415 events8 places

Chronological biography

1903

Embassy Counselor1903

Government / Government of Germany · Embassy Counselor · London

Appointed Consul General to London

1914

Embassy Counselor1914

Government / Government of Germany · Embassy Counselor · Berlin

Appointed embassy counselor at Constantinople

1916

Cabinet1916

Government / Government of Germany · Cabinet Chief · Wurttemberg

Appointed Cabinet Chief

1919

Embassy Counselor1919

Government / Weimar Republic · Embassy Counselor · Copenhagen

Envoy to Copenhagen

1930

Embassy Counselor1930

Government / Government of Germany · Embassy Counselor · London

Appointed Ambassador of Britain

1932

Embassy Counselor1932

Government / Government of Germany · Embassy Counselor

Appointed Cabinet Minister in Papens "Cabinet of Barons"

1933

Foreign Secretary of Germany1933

Government / NSDAP Government · Foreign Secretary of Germany

Appointed Foreign Minister

Government1933

Government / NSDAP Government · Foreign Secretary of Germany

Joins Hitler's 1st Cabinet & is as a respectable & conservative frontman

SS1933

Government / NSDAP Government · SS Gruppenfuehrer · Berlin

Appointed SS-Gruppenfuehrer, on the day Hitler comes to power

1936

Signs a secret protocol with Ciano outlining a common policy for Germany21 October 1936

Government / NSDAP Government · Foreign Secretary of Germany · Berlin

Signs a secret protocol with Ciano outlining a common policy for Germany & Italy

1938

Conference of Hosbach1938

Government / NSDAP Government · Foreign Secretary of Germany · Hosbach

Attends the Hossbach conference where Hitler announces his aggressive foreign policy

Foreign Secretary of Germany1938

Government / NSDAP Government · Foreign Secretary of Germany

Appointed Foreign Secretary, without Portfolio

Dismissal4 February 1938

Government / NSDAP Government · Foreign Secretary of Germany · Berlin

Dismissed by Hitler as Foreign Minister

Conference of Munich28 September 1938

Government / NSDAP Government · Foreign Secretary of Germany · Munich

Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement

Munich Agreement28 September 1938

Government / NSDAP Government · Foreign Secretary of Germany · Munich

Helps draw up a draft memorandum which Mussolini uses for framing the Munich Agreement

1939

Censorship18 March 1939

Government / NSDAP Government · Reich Protector · Bohemia

Censors the press & removes all opposition including trades unions & political parties

Political Parties18 March 1939

Government / NSDAP Government · Reich Protector · Bohemia

Censors the press & removes all opposition including trades unions & political parties

Reich Protector18 March 1939

Government / NSDAP Government · Reich Protector · Bohemia

Appointed Reich Protector of Bohemia & Moravia

Trades Unions18 March 1939

Government / NSDAP Government · Reich Protector · Bohemia

Censors the press & removes all opposition including trades unions & political parties

1943

SS1943

Warfare / Military · SS Obergruppenfuehrer

Appointed Obergruppenfuehrer in the SS

SS1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · SS Obergruppenfuehrer

Appointed SS Obergruppenfuehrer

1954

Arrest of Constantin Freiher von Neurath1 October 1954

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Embassy Counselor · Spandau

Released from Spandau prison

Titles and roles

Cabinet Chief · Embassy Counselor · Foreign Secretary of Germany · Reich Protector · SS Gruppenfuehrer · SS Obergruppenfuehrer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.